Finding gift ideas for elderly relatives for holidays can prove to be challenging! I often hear when I ask what they want for Christmas “I don’t need a thing!” Since finding something perfect isn’t easy, here are some suggestions that might help you when shopping.
- Give a box of stationary and a book of stamps.
- Pay in advance for services like window washing, house cleaning, haircuts, snow blowing or lawn mowing.
- Give them a photo album or a digital frame and ask other family members to contribute pictures to help fill it.
- Contact a local florist and have flowers delivered once a month.
- Give gift certificates to their favorite restaurants and include a box of food storage containers for their leftovers.
- A medical bracelet listing important medical information like diabetes or allergies.
- Books or books on tape.
- Warm socks or slippers.
- Bird feeders to put outside the window that they sit by.
- An indoor/ outdoor thermometer.
- Medication organizers and pill cutters.
- Newspaper or magazine subscriptions.
- Accessible bathroom aids like bathtub safety rails or handheld water sprayers.
- Give their favorite coffee or teas.
- A greeting card file filled with birthday, wedding and sympathy cards for the next year complete with a birthday calendar of family members.
These are a few ideas that will be appreciated by all who receive them, but remember nothing is appreciated more than giving them your time.
